Rajasthan on Thursday began the registration for an insurance scheme under which each family in the state can claim up to ₹5 lakh every year for medical expenses.
The State began the registration for Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget 2021-22.
“Rajasthan has become the first state in the country, where each family will get health insurance of ₹5 lakh each year. People can get registered and be assured of cashless treatment,” Mr. Gehlot claimed in a tweet.
He said the registrations for the government's cashless treatment for all have begun in the state from today.
“It is one of our biggest health care schemes aimed at providing medical relief to all residents of Rajasthan,” he said.
Innovation Fund for development work
The State government also said that it will provide funds to each district for work related to public utility asset creation as per the local needs from the Chief Minister's Innovation Fund.
Mr. Gehlot has approved the Chief Minister's District Innovation Fund Scheme for development in accordance with local needs of each district of the state, an official statement said.
In this state-funded scheme, each district will be allocated ₹1 crore per year, it added.
The main objective of the scheme is to create employment opportunities by sanctioning work related to creation of public utility assets, incorporating their innovations in accordance with the local needs and public aspirations of the district as experienced by the district collector.
Mr. Gehlot had announced this scheme in the State budget.
The Rural Development department will be the nodal department of the scheme at the state level, and the Zila Parishad at the district level will be the nodal agency for approval and implementation, the statement said.
Approval of projects for the amount available in this scheme will be issued by the district collector.
